My hinges have pulled out of one of my kitchen cupboard doors and the screws no longer bite into the chipboard. Does anyone have a solution to what to fill them with so that they won't pull out again? thanks v much!
Epoxy car body filler (or epoxy wood filler). Chisel out a bit more of the wood, so the hole expands out from the initial hole so that the filler can wedge fully inside, if that makes sense.
It goes from goo to rubbery to rock hard in a few minutes.
You can fill all crumbling chip with it, and then re-drill or chance simply inserting the bolt thing into the goo.
Best way to use is to mix,. slap in, then cover with sheet of ply there to and press down - a bit of ply and some clamps or pegs work well - till it goes 'rubbery'
Then expose it and use a serrated knife to scrape or cut excess. Be fast, you have a few minutes only. You can rub surplus off melamine at this point with your thumb.
Finally drill for fixing and reinsert. If more cupboard falls away, repeat.
Assuming the hinges are held onto the doors by normal woodscrews, try glueing cocktail sticks in the screw holes with PVA, wait till dry, trim flush and re insert screws.
Thanks everyone for your excellent replies! This is the first time I've visited the uk diy group and I'm really impressed. I've ordered a couple of the Woodfit repair plates which look excellent, and even I can't muck up fixing them (famous last words). cheers
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